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Small gliding flagellate with one long trailing flagellum and one short one. Phase contrast microscopy.
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Kiitoksia kaloista Tong et al., 1997. Small spherical gliding cells with a near spherical body measuring 2- 4 microns in diameter. Two flagella insert about a third of the way up the cell and are directed backwards during gliding. One flagellum is about twice the cell length. The other is about half the cell length or shorter. The short flagellum is difficult to see using light microscopy and could possibly be overlooked. Gliding is smooth, with the cell and long flagellum applied to the substratum. Cells sometimes waggle slightly from side to side.
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Kiitoksia (kee-tox-ee-a) is a very small gliding flagellate with a rounded cell body and a single long flagellum which trails behind the gliding cell. From marine habitats. Two species - Kiitoksia ystava and K. kaloista (which in Finnish means, - Thank you my old friend, and - Thank you for the fish. Phase contrast.
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Kiitoksia ystava V+rs, 1992. Cell circular or slightly reniform, 2-3 microns A single flagellum, about twice cell length, inserts into a small dent to one side of the posterior surface. A fine hair-like portion is sometimes seen at the distal end of the flagellum. Cells glide rapidly and jerkily, with the cell nodding up and down from the surface. Seen occasionally in cultures, associated with detrital flocs.
